The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1887-06-30
AMONG THE CHURCHES
Current Topics Of Interest In the -
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Current Topics Of Interest IN the na11f {
lous World.
The Presbyterians had in England, ~
1857, only eighty-nine congregations; In -
they had ~. In Scotland in 1888, when f1o$
population was 2,5O.0OO, there were e0N53|
who were adherents Of the Established PfSe
byterian Kirk, while there were about - many
dissenters Of various names. At the preecnt<
time the population is nearly lOOOOOO, and Il b 4
considered that Of these 1003,O00 belong b, tn1
Established Kirk; 1yO7e.000 to the Free XIX
(the disruption took place in 1SlO l7l.0W 10
the United Presbyterians, while the rest nro
variously allocated and designated. In 1871
Baptists in Scotland were very "few and far
between:" now there are ninety-sevsBE
churches with membership Of over ll,0u
The London Tablet, Cardinal Nam
ning's organ, says: ut is q mistake to suppose
that the church in America has In any way
whatever taken them (the Knights Of LAbt,f)1
under her protection, or covered them with
her sanction. All that has taken place Is this
condemnation has been averted. Through
the large-hearted and merciful efforts OF
Cardinal Gibbons, further time was secured
the leaders of the organization to prove their
submission to the teaching Of the Holy See.
Unfortunately avowed sympathies with the
Russian Nihilists and their gospel Of murder
seem to prove that the forbearing Of Rome 70
likely to be ill-requited."
Never before have there been such
manifestations of energy. enthusiasm and do
termination as have been shown by the May
meetings in London this year. The Weeleyan.
Missionary Society's funds are slightly short
but there is no abatement of public interest m
the object which the society has before It. The
Church Missionary Society Anglican) never
had before 30 large an income-e1, Ia, 1856; and
tho TnndOu to baua toka fvxus,
of $1,0l5,000 against e336 900 fifty years ago.
The Tract Society's publications are now
printed in 1s0 languages, and during the year
the publications themselves have amounted to
60,0O00O0.
There are 378 Protestant churches
and mission stations in Italy. Out Of these.
about twenty-five are of the Anglican oom-;
munon, and for the use of English residents
or visitors in the various parts of Italy. The
American Episcopal Church has two places OF
worship, one in Rome and the other in Flo
renee. The Presbyterian Church has six the
Wesleyan Methodists (English), one-Napies
the Reformed Church of France (for the
French), three; the Reformed Church Of Ger
many, four for Germans); and the Lutheran
Church, five.
The Old Catholic movement has evi-
IDENTIFY seen its best days. Signs are constantly
lICTcusiIlB Ill uuulDcT JHdJ luulcdt6 It's u6cuu6s
Since the Iron Chancellor has made his peace
with the papal court, he has withdrawn his
protecting hand from the Pope's enemies tp
Germany. and Old Catholicism lie compelled to
stand on its own merits. The University Of
Bonn, which has been Old Catholic since 1871,
has received full theological faculty In sym:
pathy with the Vatican, and the leading Ger
man Old Catholic paper has ceased to appear.
The report of the United Church OF
Christ in Japan omissions of the American
Presbyterian, American Reformed and Scotch
United Presbyterian Churches) shows that the
total of members in October last was 5,115, .
gain of 1,1e3 during the year. The Gospel IL
now received with marked favor everywhere
There was an increa Sc of twelve per cent. In
the contributions of native members. The
average per member is 81 81.
At the session of the General Assembly
of the United Presbyterian Church Of North
America, in Philadelphia, Rev. Mr.. Todd pre-
sented the salutation Of the Reformed Church
of the South. He stated that they had 5u81
churches, 562 ministers, n, 400 families and .
net gain Of 1856 communicates, being 60y00L
with 81, ,535 pupils in the Sabbath schools. The
total contributions amounted to e23i ,s75.
The Presbyterian General Assembly
erected three new synods. It divided the
Cy hou VI AtluHtiC IuUO tWO Nv tuo uuO 0CRuHASr
ing the States of North and South Carolina
The synod on the northern part of that line b
to be known as the Synod of Catawba, and tn
synod on the southern part of that line ID to b
known as the Synod of Atlantic. A synod va
also established in the Indian Territory.
On the closing day of the Baptist ami
versary meetings at Minneapolis, G. B. Hewitt
DID,, presented the report Of the committee
on Indians to the Home Mission Society, show
ing that the work among them has been ~
markably successful. In the Indian popular
tion Of Indian Territory there are 7,500 church
members, 100 ordained preachers and loo
churches.
The sailing from New York Of thirty
five Mormon elders to labor for two years In
the European mission field indicates that the
law for the dissolution of the Mormon Emi-
grafton Society has had no perceptible effect
upon the foreign work of the church OF The
latter-day polygamists.